目录

1. 印华四、印华二、陆铭、张小学、孔维能、封正华重大责任事故案

2. 刘卫平、刘胜杰、楚湘葵重大劳动安全事故、非法采矿、单位行贿案

3. 泸县桃子沟煤业公司、罗剑、李贞元、胡德友、徐英成非法储存爆炸物，罗剑、李贞元、胡德友、徐英成、谢胜良、姜大伦、陈天才、杨万平、卢德全、张长勇、陈远华、周明重大责任事故案

案例1

贵州省盘县金银煤矿“3•12”重大瓦斯爆炸事故

印华四、印华二、陆铭、张小学、孔维能、封正华重大责任事故案

（一）基本案情

被告人印华四，男，汉族，1971年6月11日出生，贵州省盘县金银煤矿投资人。

被告人印华二，男，汉族，1965年12月18日出生，盘县金银煤矿投资人。

被告人陆铭，男，汉族，1971年8月25日出生，盘县金银煤矿承包人。

被告人张小学，男，汉族，1975年11月18日出生，盘县金银煤矿承包人。

被告人孔维能，男，汉族，1973年7月2日出生，盘县金银煤矿安全管理人。

被告人封正华，男，汉族，1964年2月1日出生，盘县金银煤矿技术员。

1999年，被告人印华四、印华二兄弟与印路保（另案处理）共同投资开办金银煤矿。因金银煤矿位于国家规划的松河矿区内，贵州省政府于2007年4月26日在《贵州日报》上公告关闭该煤矿，并注销了采矿权证。后经有关部门协调，金银煤矿与尖山煤矿、阿六寺煤矿整合为松河新成煤业复采四单元，并与松河公司共同组建新公司。整合完成后，印华四、印华二、印路保各占金银煤矿三分之一的股份，印华四担任主要负责人，负责复采四单元的全面管理工作，印华二负责后勤管理，印路保不负责具体管理工作。为解决全省电煤供应紧张问题，并考虑到复采改造单元长期停产可能诱发安全隐患，2007年10月22日，盘县政府县长办公会议研究决定，同意金银煤矿作为松河新成煤业复采四单元的过渡生产系统恢复正常生产。2008年6月21日，为加强对复采改造煤矿的安全监管，盘县政府专题会议作出决定，暂时停止松河新成煤业复采单元过渡系统生产活动。2009年5月6日，盘县政府决定全面停止松河新成煤业复采单元过渡系统的一切生产活动。2010年以后，贵州省各级政府又多次出台规定，严禁煤矿边建设边生产，严厉打击擅自启封已关闭系统组织生产行为。

2008年7月21日，被告人印华四、印华二明知松河新成煤业复采四单元老系统（即金银煤矿）是禁止开展生产的煤矿，仍将该矿发包给被告人张小学和陆铭开采，并安排被告人孔维能和印大春（另案处理）对煤矿进行安全管理，安排被告人封正华担任技术员，负责煤矿的巷道规划和图纸资料设计。张小学和陆铭承包煤矿后招聘工人，并在安全管理不到位、不具备相应安全生产条件的情况下组织工人生产。期间，当地煤炭管理部门和安全监管部门多次对金银煤矿进行查处，严禁该煤矿开展生产，但张小学、陆铭拒不执行监管决定。2011年3月9日，盘县安监局淤泥安监站发现金银煤矿非法生产，遂依法关闭并砌封了矿井口。当日，张小学、孔维能、封正华等人擅自组织工人启封矿井恢复生产。由于该矿井通风设施不符合规定，且未安装瓦斯抽放系统，安全监测监控系统损坏后一直未重新安装，造成瓦斯不断积聚。同年3月12日0时许，金银煤矿在生产过程中放炮时母线短路产生火花，导致发生重大瓦斯爆炸事故，造成19名工人死亡、15名工人受伤的严重后果。

（二）裁判结果

贵州省盘县人民法院一审判决认为，被告人印华四、印华二等人将共同投资开办的金银煤矿（松河新成煤业公司复采四单元）承包给被告人张小学和陆铭开采，印华四负责煤矿全面管理工作，印华二参与管理，印华四、印华二安排被告人孔维能负责煤矿安全管理，实际上履行安全矿长职责，安排被告人封正华担任金银煤矿技术员，负责煤矿生产技术规划管理，六被告人明知金银煤矿被有关部门公告关闭并被注销采矿权证，又经煤炭管理部门和安监部门多次查处并严禁生产，仍在安全管理不到位、不具备安全生产条件的情况下违反法律、法规和企业规章制度的规定，组织工人生产，导致发生重大责任事故，其行为均已构成重大责任事故罪，且情节特别恶劣。张小学案发后主动向公安机关投案并如实供述罪行，具有自首情况，其余五被告人被抓获后如实供述罪行，且事故发生后金银煤矿及各被告人共同积极赔偿事故遇难者经济损失，可以从轻处罚。综上，以重大责任事故罪，分别判处被告人印华四有期徒刑六年六个月，被告人印华二、孔维能、陆铭有期徒刑四年六个月，被告人张小学有期徒刑四年，被告人封正华有期徒刑三年。

（三）典型意义

被告人明知金银煤矿已被当地政府作出严禁开展生产的行政决定，且矿井口已被依法查封的情况下，拒不执行停产监管决定，擅自组织生产，对事故隐患未采取任何措施，导致发生特大责任事故，应当从重处罚。被告人印华四、印华二作为金银煤矿投资人，虽然已将煤矿承包给他人，但二人仍负有管理职责，且安排人员担任煤矿安全管理人和技术人员，依法应当认定为重大责任事故罪的犯罪主体。

案例2

湖南省湘潭县立胜煤矿“1•5”特大火灾事故

刘卫平、刘胜杰、楚湘葵重大劳动安全事故、非法采矿、单位行贿案

（一）基本案情

被告人刘卫平，男，汉族，1962年12月6日出生，湖南省湘潭县立胜煤矿投资人、实际控制人之一。

被告人刘胜杰，男，汉族，1973年11月29日出生，湘潭县立胜煤矿投资人、实际控制人之一。

被告人楚湘葵，男，汉族，1962年11月6日出生，湘潭县立胜煤矿投资人、实际控制人之一。

1.非法采矿、重大劳动安全事故事实：2008年11月15日，被告人刘卫平、刘胜杰、楚湘葵共同承包了湖南省湘潭县立胜煤矿的采矿权。立胜煤矿采矿许可证核准的开采范围为约0.0362平方公里，深度为100米至-124米，有限期为2008年4月至2009年4月。2009年1月13日，因立胜煤矿安全生产许可证、煤炭生产许可证均已过期，湘潭县煤监局下达停产通知；同年4月，因立胜煤矿采矿许可证到期，且存在越界开采行为，湘潭县国土资源局责令立即停产。但刘卫平、刘胜杰、楚湘葵多次采取封闭矿井、临时遣散工人等弄虚作假手段，故意逃避管理部门实施监督检查，拒不执行停产监管决定，长期以技改名义非法组织生产。至2010年1月，立胜煤矿东井已开采至-640米水平，中间井已拓至-420米水平，西井已采至-580米水平，严重超越采矿许可证核准的-124米水平。经湖南省国土资源厅鉴定，立胜煤矿2009年5月1日至2009年12月25日，计采原煤29958.72吨，破坏矿山资源价值9046634.68元。

2010年1月5日12时5分，立胜煤矿中间井（又名新井）三道暗立井（位于-155米至-240米之间）发生因电缆短路引发的火灾事故。事故当日有85人下井，事故发生后安全升井51人，遇难34人，造成直接经济损失2962万元。经鉴定，造成事故的直接原因是立胜煤矿中间井三道暗立井使用非阻燃电缆，吊箩向上提升时碰撞已损坏的电缆芯线，造成电缆相间短路引发火灾，产生大量有毒有害气体，且矿井超深越界非法开采，未形成完整的通风系统和安全出口，烟流扩散造成人员中毒死亡。被告人刘卫平、刘胜杰、楚湘葵作为立胜煤矿负有管理职责的共同投资人和实际控制人，未认真履行职责，在生产经营过程中未采取有效安全防范管理措施，对于立胜煤矿未采用铠装阻燃电缆、未按规定安装和使用检漏继电器、矿井暗立井内敷设大量可燃管线和物体、无独立通风系统、在矿井超深越界区域无安全出口和逃生通道、无防灭火系统、避灾自救设施不完善等安全隐患均负有责任。

2.单位行贿事实：被告人刘卫平、刘胜杰、楚湘葵为了三人投资和实际控制的立胜煤矿逃避监管部门监督检查，谋取不正当利益，先后向湘潭县煤监局局长郭平洋、湘潭县国土资源管理局主管副局长谭正荣（均另案处理，已判刑）等人行贿共计29万元。另外，刘卫平为给其投资的湘潭县新发煤矿谋取不正当利益，先后向湘潭市煤炭工业行业管理办公室安全生产科科长刘永松（另案处理，已判刑）等人行贿51.5万元。

（二）裁判结果

湖南省湘潭县人民法院一审判决认为，被告人刘卫平、刘胜杰、楚湘葵作为立胜煤矿投资人和实际控制人，违反矿山资源法的规定，未取得采矿许可证即擅自采矿，情节特别严重，行为均已构成非法采矿罪；在立胜煤矿安全生产设施及安全生产条件不符合国家规定的情况下组织生产，因而发生重大伤亡事故，情节特别恶劣，行为均已构成重大劳动安全事故罪；为给自己控制的煤矿谋取不正当利益和逃避监管，向国家机关工作人员行贿，情节严重，行为均已构成单位行贿罪，应依法并罚。刘胜杰系累犯，依法应当从重处罚；刘卫平、刘胜杰、楚湘葵事故发生后均积极组织抢救，配合政府职能部门关闭整合当地其他违规开展生产的煤矿，并对事故遇难者家属进行了足额经济赔偿，可以酌情从轻处罚。综上，对被告人刘卫平以重大劳动安全事故罪判处有期徒刑五年，以非法采矿罪判处有期徒刑六年，并处罚金人民币三百万元，以单位行贿罪判处有期徒刑二年，决定执行有期徒刑九年，并处罚金人民币三百万元；对被告人刘胜杰以重大劳动安全事故罪判处有期徒刑四年，以非法采矿罪判处有期徒刑四年，并处罚金人民币三百万元，以单位行贿罪判处有期徒刑一年，决定执行有期徒刑七年，并处罚金人民币三百万元；对被告人楚湘葵以重大劳动安全事故罪判处有期徒刑四年，以非法采矿罪判处有期徒刑四年，并处罚金人民币三百万元，以单位行贿罪判处有期徒刑一年，决定执行有期徒刑六年六个月，并处罚金人民币三百万元。

一审宣判后，检察机关以一审判决对单位行贿部分事实认定错误、量刑畸轻为由提出抗诉；被告人刘卫平、刘胜杰、楚湘葵以不构成重大劳动安全事故罪和非法采矿罪为由提出上诉。

湖南省湘潭市中级人民法院二审裁定认为，一审判决认定被告人刘卫平、刘胜杰、楚湘葵行贿29万元有误，三人行贿数额应认定为34万元，但不足以影响量刑 ，依法驳回检察机关部分抗诉，驳回三被告人上诉，维持原判。

（三）典型意义

安全生产许可证过期后从事生产经营活动，或者采用封闭矿井口、临时遣散工人等弄虚作假手段和行贿方法故意逃避、阻挠负有安全监督管理职责的部门实施监督检查的，均应当从重处罚。

案例3

四川省泸州市桃子沟煤矿重大瓦斯爆炸事故

泸县桃子沟煤业公司、罗剑、李贞元、胡德友、徐英成非法储存爆炸物，罗剑、李贞元、胡德友、徐英成、谢胜良、姜大伦、陈天才、杨万平、卢德全、张长勇、陈远华、周明重大责任事故案

（一）基本案情

被告单位泸县桃子沟煤业有限公司（以下简称桃子沟煤业公司），又名桃子沟煤矿。

被告人罗剑,男, 汉族，1981年8月29日出生，桃子沟煤业公司出资人、法定代表人、执行董事。

被告人李贞元,男, 汉族，1955年4月8日出生,桃子沟煤业公司出资人、实际控制人。

被告人胡德友，男，汉族，1968年5月10日出生,桃子沟煤业公司行政矿长、矿长助理。

被告人徐英成，男，汉族，1969年7月9日出生,桃子沟煤业公司安全副矿长。

被告人谢胜良,男, 汉族，1969年3月18日出生,桃子沟煤业公司调度室主任。

被告人姜大伦,男, 汉族，1966年1月11日出生,桃子沟煤业公司生产副矿长。

被告人陈天才,男, 汉族，1965年5月24日出生,桃子沟煤业公司技术副矿长。

被告人杨万平,男, 汉族，1968年12月5日出生,桃子沟煤业公司掘进副矿长。

被告人卢德全，男，汉族，1963年4月29日出生,桃子沟煤业公司机电副矿长。

被告人张长勇，男, 汉族，1973年12月20日出生，2013年4月15日起任桃子沟煤业公司行政矿长。

被告人陈远华,男, 汉族，1962年7月18日出生,桃子沟煤业公司夜班副矿长兼掘进队长。

被告人周明，男，汉族，1979年5月17日出生，桃子沟煤业公司股东、监事。

1.非法储存爆炸物事实：四川省泸县桃子沟煤矿由被告人罗剑、李贞元共同经营，二人各占50%股份，罗剑任法定代表人、执行董事。2012年9月，该矿更名为泸县桃子沟煤业公司，因技改扩建未验收，相关证照尚未更换，桃子沟煤矿和桃子沟煤业公司两个证照同时使用。2013年3月，李贞元将其股份变更登记在其女婿被告人周明名下，由周明任监事，李贞元作为实际控制人之一，主要负责煤矿安全生产管理。桃子沟煤业公司先后聘任被告人胡德友、张长勇为行政矿长，其中胡德友2012年10月15日至2013年4月14日任行政矿长，4月15日后改任矿长助理；张长勇2013年4月15日起任行政矿长。2013年3月15日，桃子沟煤业公司任命被告人徐英成为安全副矿长、被告人谢胜良为调度室主任、被告人姜大伦为生产副矿长、被告人陈天才为技术副矿长、被告人杨万平为掘进副矿长、被告人卢德全为机电副矿长、被告人陈远华为夜班副矿长兼掘进队长。

2011年9月，桃子沟煤业公司与当地其余7家煤矿以泸县厚源矿业公司名义，共同买下原泸县华叙爆破公司一民用爆炸物品库房，并共同以厚源矿业公司名义与安翔公司签订民用爆炸物品仓库委托管理合同，约定由安翔公司代为运输、储存、配送和回收8家煤矿生产所用民用爆炸物品。桃子沟煤业公司为提高效率、降低成本，2012年底未经有关部门审查、验收，由被告人李贞元派人在井下建成用于储存、发放炸药、雷管的两个硐室。2013年3月，桃子沟煤业公司技改扩建试运行后，未安排专人管理硐室，仅在早、中班轮班时指派一名兼职人员在硐室处发放炸药、雷管，剩余部分储存在硐室内。李贞元明知爆炸物品不按规定回收存在安全隐患，仍指使工人将生产过程中未用完的爆炸物品自行存放；被告人罗剑为掩盖本单位非法储存爆炸物的事实，与被告人胡德友一同指使库管员伪造爆炸物管理台账，逃避监管；胡德友和被告人徐英成无视自身岗位职责和相关法律法规规定，对本单位在井下建造硐室非法储存炸药、雷管和工人随意存放爆炸物不退库等行为未采取有效措施制止。2013年5月15日，桃子沟煤业公司矿井被依法关闭时，在公安民警见证下，安翔公司工作人员从该矿井下共计回收非法储存的炸药622.8千克，雷管1 461枚。

2.重大责任事故事实：桃子沟煤业公司原设计生产能力为3万吨，2009年12月经四川省经委批复技改扩建为9万吨。2012年9月，泸州市经信委批复矿井联合试运行，2013年3月25日泸县安监局批复同意该矿复工复产，并于同年4月7日核准该矿2121采煤工作面和4个掘进工作面进行生产。在技改扩建期间，被告人李贞元未经审批即安排被告人陈天才设计3111采煤工作面，安排被告人谢胜良、姜大伦等人组织工人布置3111采煤工作面，并伺机违规开采。同年3月中旬，李贞元经召集被告人胡德友、徐英成、谢胜良、姜大伦、陈天才、杨万平、卢德全开会讨论，决定开采3111采煤工作面。并于会后共谋以提高采煤单价的方式鼓励工人到3111采煤工作面采煤，同时采取只中班生产、不发放作业人员定位识别卡、不安装瓦斯监控系统及传感器、遇检查时提前封闭巷道等手段逃避监管；被告人张长勇、陈远华发现3111采煤工作面非法开采并存在严重安全隐患的情况后，未采取有效措施予以制止；被告人周明作为该矿股东和监事，对3111工作面亦未尽到相应监管职责。

2013年5月11日14时15分，桃子沟煤业公司3111采煤工作面生产作业过程中因通风设施不完善，且未安装瓦斯监控系统及传感器，导致井下瓦斯积聚达到爆炸浓度的情况未得到有效监测，该工作面六支巷采煤作业点放炮残余炸药燃烧引起瓦斯爆炸，致使28名井下工人遇难，另有18名工人受伤，直接经济损失2 449万余元。

（二）裁判结果

四川省泸县人民法院一审判决认为：被告单位桃子沟煤业公司违反法律法规规定，在生产矿井内设置爆炸物库房非法储存炸药、雷管，并允许工人在井下自存爆炸物，危害公共安全，情节严重，行为已构成非法储存爆炸物罪；被告人罗剑、李贞元、胡德友、徐英成均系单位直接负责的主管人员，依法应对单位非法储存爆炸物的犯罪行为承担刑事责任；胡德友系累犯，应依法从重处罚。被告人罗剑、李贞元、胡德友、徐英成、谢胜良、姜大伦、陈天才、杨万平、卢德全、张长勇、陈远华、周明在生产、作业过程中违反煤矿生产安全管理规定，未经审批违规作业，对存在的安全隐患未尽到监管职责，导致发生重大安全事故，情节特别恶劣，其行为均已构成重大责任事故罪，其中，罗剑、李贞元、胡德友、徐英成犯非法储存爆炸物罪和重大责任事故罪，应依法并罚。胡德友有多次故意犯罪前科，应酌情从重处罚。综合犯罪事实、情节以及社会危害后果，罗剑、李贞元虽有事故后积极抢救行为，李贞元还有自首情节，但不足以从轻处罚；胡德友、徐英成、谢胜良、姜大伦、陈天才、杨万平、卢德全、张长勇、陈远华、周明等具有自首情节或者事故后积极抢救的从宽情节，均可酌情从轻处罚。综上，对被告单位桃子沟煤业公司以非法储存爆炸物罪判处罚金人民币五十万元；对被告人罗剑、李贞元以非法储存爆炸物罪判处有期徒刑十五年，以重大责任事故罪判处有期徒刑七年，决定执行有期徒刑二十年；对被告人徐英成以非法储存爆炸物罪判处有期徒刑十二年，以重大责任事故罪判处有期徒刑六年六个月，决定执行有期徒刑十七年；对被告人胡德友以非法储存爆炸物罪判处有期徒刑十一年，以重大责任事故罪判处有期徒刑六年六个月，决定执行有期徒刑十六年；对被告人谢胜良、姜大伦、陈天才以重大责任事故罪判处有期徒刑六年六个月；对被告人张长勇以重大责任事故罪判处有期徒刑六年；对被告人杨万平、卢德全、陈远华、周明以重大责任事故罪判处有期徒刑五年。

（三）典型意义

被告人李贞元作为桃子沟煤业公司隐名股东和实际控制人之一，负责煤矿安全生产管理，应认定为重大责任事故罪的犯罪主体。被告人在煤矿技改扩建期间违规组织生产，不安装瓦斯监控系统及传感器等必要的安全监控和报警设备，采取不发放作业人员定位识别卡、检查前封闭巷道等弄虚作假手段故意逃避、阻挠负有安全监督管理职责的部门实施监督检查，应当从重处罚。

catalogue

1. Major liability accidents involving Yinhua IV, Yinhua II, Lu Ming, Zhang Elementary School, Kong Weineng, and Feng Zhenghua

2. Major labor safety accidents, illegal mining, and unit bribery cases involving Liu Weiping, Liu Shengjie, and Chu Xiangkui

3. Illegal storage of explosives by Luxian Taozigou Coal Industry Company, Luo Jian, Li Zhenyuan, Hu Deyou, and Xu Yingcheng, as well as major liability accidents by Luo Jian, Li Zhenyuan, Hu Deyou, Xu Yingcheng, Xie Shengliang, Jiang Dalun, Chen Tiancai, Yang Wanping, Lu Dequan, Zhang Changyong, Chen Yuanhua, and Zhou Ming

Case 1

The "3.12" Major Gas Explosion Accident in Jinyin Coal Mine, Panxian County, Guizhou Province

Major Liability Accident Case of Yinhua IV, Yinhua II, Lu Ming, Zhang Elementary School, Kong Weineng, and Feng Zhenghua

（1） Basic facts of the case

The defendant, Yin Huasi, male, Han nationality, was born on June 11, 1971 and is an investor in the gold and silver coal mine in Panxian County, Guizhou Province.

The defendant, Yin Hua'er, male, Han nationality, was born on December 18, 1965 and is an investor in Panxian Gold and Silver Coal Mine.

Defendant Lu Ming, male, Han nationality, born on August 25, 1971, is a contractor of Panxian Gold and Silver Coal Mine.

The defendant Zhang Elementary School, male, Han nationality, was born on November 18, 1975 and is the contractor of the Panxian Gold and Silver Coal Mine.

The defendant Kong Weineng, male, Han nationality, was born on July 2, 1973 and serves as the safety manager of Panxian Gold and Silver Mine.

The defendant, Feng Zhenghua, male, Han nationality, born on February 1, 1964, is a technician at Panxian Gold and Silver Mine.

In 1999, the defendants, the fourth and second brothers of Yinhua, and Yinlubao (to be dealt with separately) jointly invested in the establishment of a gold and silver coal mine. Due to the location of the gold and silver mine in the national planned Songhe mining area, the Guizhou Provincial Government announced in the Guizhou Daily on April 26, 2007 the closure of the mine and the cancellation of the mining certificate. After coordination with relevant departments, Jinyin Coal Mine, Jianshan Coal Mine, and Aliusi Coal Mine were integrated into the four units of Songhe Xincheng Coal Industry for re mining, and a new company was jointly established with Songhe Company. After the integration is completed, Yinhua 4, Yinhua 2, and Yinlubao each hold one-third of the shares in the gold and silver mine. Yinhua 4 serves as the main person in charge and is responsible for the comprehensive management of the fourth unit of the re mining. Yinhua 2 is responsible for logistics management, while Yinlubao is not responsible for specific management work. In order to solve the problem of tight electricity and coal supply in the province, and considering the potential safety hazards caused by the long-term shutdown of the re mining and renovation unit, on October 22, 2007, the County Magistrate's Office Meeting of Panxian County Government decided to approve the resumption of normal production of Jinyin Coal Mine as a transitional production system for the four units of the re mining of Songhe Xincheng Coal Industry. On June 21, 2008, in order to strengthen the safety supervision of the re mining and renovation of coal mines, the Panxian County Government made a decision at a special meeting to temporarily suspend the production activities of the transition system for the re mining unit of Songhe Xincheng Coal Industry. On May 6, 2009, the Panxian County government decided to completely stop all production activities of the transition system for the re mining unit of Songhe Xincheng Coal Industry. Since 2010, governments at all levels in Guizhou Province have repeatedly issued regulations prohibiting coal mine construction and production, and cracking down on unauthorized opening and closure of production systems.

On July 21, 2008, the defendants, Yinhua 4 and Yinhua 2, were aware that the old system of Unit 4 of Songhe Xincheng Coal Industry's re mining (i.e. Jinyin Coal Mine) was a coal mine that was prohibited from production. They still contracted the mine to the defendants, Zhang Xiaoxiao and Lu Ming, for mining, and arranged for the defendants, Kong Weineng and Yin Dachun (to be dealt with separately), to manage the safety of the coal mine. They arranged for the defendant, Feng Zhenghua, to serve as a technician responsible for tunnel planning and drawing data design of the coal mine. Zhang Elementary School and Lu Ming recruited workers after contracting the coal mine, and organized workers to produce without proper safety management and corresponding safety production conditions. During this period, the local coal management department and safety supervision department repeatedly investigated and punished the gold and silver coal mine, strictly prohibiting its production. However, Zhang Xiaoxue and Lu Ming refused to implement the regulatory decision. On March 9, 2011, the Muddy Safety Supervision Station of Panxian County Safety Supervision Bureau discovered illegal production of gold and silver mines, and thus closed and sealed the mine wellhead in accordance with the law. On that day, Zhang Elementary School, Kong Weineng, Feng Zhenghua and others organized workers to unseal the mine and resume production without authorization. Due to the non-compliance of the ventilation facilities in the mine and the lack of installation of a gas drainage system, the safety monitoring and control system has been damaged and has not been reinstalled, resulting in the continuous accumulation of gas. At around 0:00 on March 12 of the same year, during the production process of the gold and silver mine, a short circuit in the busbar generated sparks, leading to a major gas explosion accident, resulting in the death of 19 workers and the injury of 15 workers.

（2） Judgment results

The first instance judgment of the People's Court of Panxian County, Guizhou Province holds that the defendants Yinhua IV, Yinhua II, and others jointly invested in the gold and silver coal mine (Unit 4 of the re mining of Songhe Xincheng Coal Industry Company) to be contracted to the defendants Zhang Elementary School and Lu Ming for mining. Yinhua IV is responsible for the comprehensive management of the coal mine, while Yinhua II participates in the management. Yinhua IV and Yinhua II arrange for the defendant Kong Weineng to be responsible for the safety management of the coal mine, and in fact, fulfill the responsibility of the safety mine manager, Arrange the defendant Feng Zhenghua as the technician of the gold and silver coal mine, responsible for the planning and management of coal mine production technology. Six defendants, knowing that the gold and silver coal mine has been declared closed by relevant departments and their mining certificate has been cancelled, have been repeatedly investigated and strictly prohibited from production by the coal management department and safety supervision department. They still violate the provisions of laws, regulations, and enterprise rules and regulations in case of inadequate safety management and lack of safety production conditions, and organize workers to produce, Causing a major liability accident, their behavior has already constituted the crime of a major liability accident, and the circumstances are particularly severe. After the incident, Zhang Xiaoxue voluntarily surrendered to the public security organs and truthfully confessed his crime. He had voluntarily surrendered, and the other five defendants were arrested and truthfully confessed their crimes. After the accident occurred, the gold and silver mine and all defendants actively compensated for the economic losses of the accident victims, and could be given a lighter punishment. In summary, for the crime of a major responsibility accident, the defendant Yin Huasi was sentenced to six years and six months in prison, the defendants Yin Hua'er, Kong Weineng, and Lu Ming were sentenced to four years and six months in prison, the defendant Zhang Xiaoxiao was sentenced to four years in prison, and the defendant Feng Zhenghua was sentenced to three years in prison.

（3） Typical significance

The defendant, knowing that the local government has made an administrative decision prohibiting production of the gold and silver mine, and that the wellhead of the mine has been sealed down in accordance with the law, refused to implement the decision to suspend production supervision, organized production without authorization, and did not take any measures against the hidden dangers of the accident, resulting in a major liability accident, shall be punished severely. Defendants Yinhua IV and Yinhua II, as investors in the gold and silver coal mine, although they have contracted the coal mine to others, still have management responsibilities and arrange personnel to serve as coal mine safety managers and technical personnel. They should be recognized as the criminal subjects of the crime of major liability accidents in accordance with the law.

Case 2

The "1-5" catastrophic fire accident at Lisheng Coal Mine in Xiangtan County, Hunan Province

Major labor safety accidents, illegal mining, and unit bribery cases involving Liu Weiping, Liu Shengjie, and Chu Xiangkui

（1） Basic facts of the case

The defendant Liu Weiping, male, Han nationality, born on December 6, 1962, is an investor and one of the actual controllers of Lisheng Coal Mine in Xiangtan County, Hunan Province.

The defendant Liu Shengjie, male, Han nationality, born on November 29, 1973, is an investor and one of the actual controllers of Lisheng Coal Mine in Xiangtan County.

The defendant, Chu Xiangkui, male, Han nationality, was born on November 6, 1962. He is an investor and one of the actual controllers of Xiangtan County Lisheng Coal Mine.

1. Illegal mining and major labor safety accidents: On November 15, 2008, the defendants Liu Weiping, Liu Shengjie, and Chu Xiangkui jointly contracted the mining rights of Lisheng Coal Mine in Xiangtan County, Hunan Province. The mining scope approved by the Lisheng Coal Mine Mining License is approximately 0.0362 square kilometers, with depths ranging from 100 meters to -124 meters, and the limited period is from April 2008 to April 2009. On January 13, 2009, due to the expiration of both the safety production license and coal production license of Lisheng Coal Mine, the Xiangtan County Coal Supervision Bureau issued a notice to suspend production; In April of the same year, due to the expiration of the mining license of Lisheng Coal Mine and the occurrence of cross-border mining activities, the Xiangtan County Land and Resources Bureau ordered an immediate shutdown of production. However, Liu Weiping, Liu Shengjie, and Chu Xiangkui have repeatedly resorted to fraudulent methods such as closing mines and temporarily dismissing workers, deliberately evading supervision and inspection by management departments, refusing to implement production suspension supervision decisions, and illegally organizing production under the guise of technological transformation for a long time. As of January 2010, the east well of Lisheng Coal Mine had been mined to a level of -640 meters, the middle well had been expanded to a level of -420 meters, and the west well had been mined to a level of -580 meters, seriously exceeding the approved level of -124 meters in the mining license. According to the appraisal of the Hunan Provincial Department of Land and Resources, from May 1, 2009 to December 25, 2009, Lisheng Coal Mine collected 29958.72 tons of raw coal, resulting in a damaged mine resource value of 9046634.68 yuan.

At 12:5 on January 5, 2010, a fire accident occurred in three underground shafts (located between -155 meters and -240 meters) of the middle shaft (also known as the new shaft) of Lisheng Coal Mine due to a short circuit in cables. On the day of the accident, 85 people went down the well. After the accident, 51 people were safely lifted up, resulting in 34 deaths and a direct economic loss of 29.62 million yuan. After identification, the direct cause of the accident was the use of non flame-retardant cables in the three hidden shafts of the middle shaft of Lisheng Coal Mine. When the hanging basket was lifted upwards, it collided with the damaged cable core, causing a short circuit between the cables and causing a fire, generating a large amount of toxic and harmful gases. In addition, the mine was illegally mined beyond the boundary, without forming a complete ventilation system and safety exit. The smoke spread and caused poisoning and death of personnel. The defendants Liu Weiping, Liu Shengjie, and Chu Xiangkui, as the joint investors and actual controllers responsible for the management of Lisheng Coal Mine, did not fulfill their responsibilities seriously and did not take effective safety prevention and management measures during the production and operation process. They did not use armored flame-retardant cables, did not install and use leak detection relays according to regulations, laid a large number of combustible pipelines and objects in the underground shaft of the mine, and did not have independent ventilation systems Those responsible for safety hazards such as the lack of safety exits and escape routes, the lack of fire prevention and extinguishing systems, and incomplete disaster prevention and self rescue facilities in the ultra deep and boundary crossing area of the mine are all responsible.

2. Fact of bribery by the unit: Defendants Liu Weiping, Liu Shengjie, and Chu Xiangkui, in order to evade supervision and inspection by regulatory authorities for their investment and actual control of Lisheng Coal Mine, and seek illegitimate benefits, successively bribed Guo Pingyang, Director of Xiangtan County Coal Supervision Bureau, and Tan Zhengrong, Deputy Director in charge of Xiangtan County Land and Resources Management Bureau (both dealt with separately and sentenced), totaling 290000 yuan. In addition, Liu Weiping bribed 515000 yuan to Liu Yongsong, the head of the Safety Production Department of the Xiangtan Coal Industry Management Office (handled separately and sentenced), and others in order to seek illegitimate benefits from his investment in the Xinfa Coal Mine in Xiangtan County.

（2） Judgment results

The first instance judgment of the Xiangtan County People's Court in Hunan Province holds that the defendants Liu Weiping, Liu Shengjie, and Chu Xiangkui, as investors and actual controllers of Lisheng Coal Mine, violated the provisions of the Mining Resources Law by mining without obtaining a mining license. The circumstances are particularly serious, and their actions have all constituted the crime of illegal mining; Organizing production in Lisheng Coal Mine where the safety production facilities and conditions do not comply with national regulations, resulting in a serious injury or death accident. The circumstances are particularly severe, and all actions have constituted the crime of a major labor safety accident; To seek illegitimate benefits and evade supervision for the coal mines under one's own control, bribing government officials is a serious offense that constitutes bribery by the unit and should be punished in accordance with the law. Liu Shengjie is a recidivist and should be given a heavier punishment according to law; After the accident occurred, Liu Weiping, Liu Shengjie, and Chu Xiangkui actively organized rescue efforts, cooperated with government functional departments to close and integrate other local coal mines that engaged in illegal production, and provided full economic compensation to the families of the accident victims. They may be given lighter penalties as appropriate. In summary, the defendant Liu Weiping was sentenced to five years in prison for the crime of major labor safety accidents, six years in prison for the crime of illegal mining, and a fine of RMB 3 million. The defendant Liu Weiping was sentenced to two years in prison for the crime of unit bribery, and a decision was made to execute a fixed-term imprisonment of nine years with a fine of RMB 3 million; The defendant Liu Shengjie was sentenced to four years in prison for the crime of major labor safety accidents, four years in prison for the crime of illegal mining, and a fine of RMB 3 million. The defendant Liu Shengjie was sentenced to one year in prison for the crime of unit bribery, and was sentenced to seven years in prison with a fine of RMB 3 million; The defendant, Chu Xiangkui, was sentenced to four years in prison for the crime of major labor safety accidents, four years in prison for the crime of illegal mining, and a fine of RMB 3 million. The defendant was sentenced to one year in prison for the crime of unit bribery, and was sentenced to six years and six months in prison, with a fine of RMB 3 million.

After the first instance judgment was pronounced, the procuratorial organ filed a protest on the grounds that the first instance judgment was incorrect in determining the facts of bribery by the unit and the sentencing was excessively lenient; Defendants Liu Weiping, Liu Shengjie, and Chu Xiangkui filed an appeal on the grounds that they did not constitute a major labor safety accident or illegal mining.

The second instance ruling of the Intermediate People's Court of Xiangtan City, Hunan Province believes that the first instance ruling found that the defendants Liu Weiping, Liu Shengjie, and Chu Xiangkui bribed 290000 yuan in error, and that the amount of bribery paid by the three individuals should be determined to be 340000 yuan, but it is not enough to affect sentencing. According to the law, the court rejected part of the prosecution's protest, rejected the appeal of the three defendants, and upheld the original judgment.

（3） Typical significance

Those who engage in production and business activities after the expiration of the safety production license, or intentionally evade or obstruct the supervision and inspection of departments responsible for safety supervision and management by using fraudulent means such as closing mine entrances, temporarily dismissing workers, and bribery methods, shall be given heavier penalties.

Case 3

Major Gas Explosion Accident in Taozigou Coal Mine, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province

Illegal storage of explosives by Luxian Taozigou Coal Industry Company, Luo Jian, Li Zhenyuan, Hu Deyou, and Xu Yingcheng, as well as major liability accidents by Luo Jian, Li Zhenyuan, Hu Deyou, Xu Yingcheng, Xie Shengliang, Jiang Dalun, Chen Tiancai, Yang Wanping, Lu Dequan, Zhang Changyong, Chen Yuanhua, and Zhou Ming

（1） Basic facts of the case

The defendant unit is Luxian Taozigou Coal Industry Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Taozigou Coal Industry Company), also known as Taozigou Coal Mine.

Defendant Luo Jian, male, Han nationality, born on August 29, 1981, is the investor, legal representative, and executive director of Taozigou Coal Industry Company.

The defendant, Li Zhenyuan, male, Han nationality, born on April 8, 1955, is a contributor and actual controller of Taozigou Coal Industry Company.

The defendant, Hu Deyou, male, Han nationality, was born on May 10, 1968. He is the administrative manager and assistant manager of Taozigou Coal Industry Company.

The defendant, Xu Yingcheng, male, Han nationality, was born on July 9, 1969 and is the Deputy Safety Manager of Taozigou Coal Industry Company.

The defendant Xie Shengliang, male, Han nationality, was born on March 18, 1969 and is the director of the control room of Taozigou Coal Industry Company.

The defendant Jiang Dalun, male, Han nationality, was born on January 11, 1966 and is the deputy production manager of Taozigou Coal Industry Company.

The defendant, Chen Tiantian, male, Han nationality, was born on May 24, 1965 and is the Technical Deputy Mine Manager of Taozigou Coal Industry Company.

Defendant Yang Wanping, male, Han nationality, born on December 5, 1968, is the Deputy Mine Manager of Taozigou Coal Industry Company.

The defendant Lu Dequan, male, Han nationality, was born on April 29, 1963 and is the deputy head of the mechanical and electrical mine of Taozigou Coal Industry Company.

The defendant Zhang Changyong, male, Han nationality, was born on December 20, 1973 and has been serving as the administrative mine manager of Taozigou Coal Industry Company since April 15, 2013.

The defendant Chen Yuanhua, male, Han nationality, was born on July 18, 1962. He is the night shift deputy mine manager and excavation team leader of Taozigou Coal Industry Company.

Defendant Zhou Ming, male, Han nationality, born on May 17, 1979, is a shareholder and supervisor of Taozigou Coal Industry Company.

1. Illegal storage of explosives: The Taozigou Coal Mine in Luxian County, Sichuan Province is jointly operated by defendants Luo Jian and Li Zhenyuan, each holding 50% of the shares. Luo Jian serves as the legal representative and executive director. In September 2012, the mine was renamed as Luxian Taozigou Coal Industry Company. Due to technical renovation and expansion not being accepted, the relevant certificates and licenses have not been replaced. Both Taozigou Coal Mine and Taozigou Coal Industry Company certificates were used simultaneously. In March 2013, Li Zhenyuan registered his shares in the name of his son-in-law, defendant Zhou Ming, with Zhou Ming as the supervisor and Li Zhenyuan as one of the actual controllers, mainly responsible for coal mine safety production management. Taozigou Coal Industry Company has successively appointed defendants Hu Deyou and Zhang Changyong as administrative mine managers. Hu Deyou was appointed as the administrative mine manager from October 15, 2012 to April 14, 2013, and was later appointed as the assistant to the mine manager after April 15; Zhang Changyong became the administrative mine manager from April 15, 2013. On March 15, 2013, Taozigou Coal Industry Company appointed the defendant Xu Ying as the Deputy Mine Manager for Safety, the defendant Xie Shengliang as the Director of the Control Room, the defendant Jiang Dalun as the Deputy Mine Manager for Production, the defendant Chen Tiancai as the Technical Deputy Mine Manager, the defendant Yang Wanping as the Deputy Mine Manager for Excavation, the defendant Lu Dequan as the Deputy Mine Manager for Mechanical and Electrical, and the defendant Chen Yuanhua as the Night Shift Deputy Mine Manager and Excavation Team Leader.

In September 2011, Taozigou Coal Industry Company and seven other local coal mines jointly purchased a civilian explosive warehouse of the original Luxian Huaxu Blasting Company under the name of Luxian Houyuan Mining Company. They jointly signed a civilian explosive warehouse management contract with Anxiang Company under the name of Houyuan Mining Company, agreeing that Anxiang Company would transport, store, distribute, and recycle civilian explosive materials used in the production of eight coal mines. In order to improve efficiency and reduce costs, Taozigou Coal Industry Company, by the end of 2012, had two underground chambers for storing and distributing explosives and detonators built by the defendant Li Zhenyuan without review and acceptance by relevant departments. In March 2013, after the trial operation of Taozigou Coal Industry Company's technical renovation and expansion, no dedicated personnel were assigned to manage the chamber. Instead, a part-time personnel was assigned to distribute explosives and detonators in the chamber during the morning and middle shifts, and the remaining part was stored inside the chamber. Li Zhenyuan knew that there were safety hazards in not recycling explosives according to regulations, but still instructed workers to store unused explosives during the production process on their own; Defendant Luo Jian, in order to cover up the fact that his unit illegally stored explosives, together with Defendant Hu Deyou, instructed the warehouse keeper to forge the explosive management ledger and evade supervision; Hu Deyou and the defendant Xu Yingcheng disregarded their job responsibilities and relevant laws and regulations, and did not take effective measures to stop the illegal storage of explosives, detonators, and workers' arbitrary storage of explosives in underground chambers without returning them. On May 15, 2013, when the Taozigou Coal Industry Company's mine was lawfully closed, under the witness of the public security police, the staff of Anxiang Company collected a total of 622.8 kilograms of illegally stored explosives and 1461 detonators from the mine.

2. Major Liability Accident Facts: Taozigou Coal Industry Company's original designed production capacity was 30000 tons, and in December 2009, it was approved by the Sichuan Provincial Economic Commission for technical renovation and expansion to 90000 tons. In September 2012, the Economic and Information Commission of Luzhou City approved the joint trial operation of the mine. On March 25, 2013, the Luxian County Safety Supervision Bureau approved the resumption of work and production of the mine. On April 7 of the same year, the 2121 coal mining face and four excavation faces of the mine were approved for production. During the technical renovation and expansion period, the defendant Li Zhenyuan arranged for the defendant Chen Tiancai to design the 3111 coal mining face without approval, and arranged for the defendants Xie Shengliang, Jiang Dalun, and others to organize workers to arrange the 3111 coal mining face and seize the opportunity to illegally mine. In mid March of the same year, Li Zhenyuan convened a meeting of defendants Hu Deyou, Xu Yingcheng, Xie Shengliang, Jiang Dalun, Chen Tiancai, Yang Wanping, and Lu Dequan to discuss and decide to mine the 3111 coal mining face. And after the meeting, conspired to encourage workers to go to the 3111 coal mining face to mine coal by increasing the unit price of coal mining. At the same time, measures were taken to avoid supervision, such as only producing in the middle shift, not issuing personnel positioning and identification cards, not installing gas monitoring systems and sensors, and closing tunnels in advance in case of inspection; The defendants Zhang Changyong and Chen Yuanhua did not take effective measures to stop the illegal mining and serious safety hazards in the 3111 coal mining face after discovering them; The defendant Zhou Ming, as a shareholder and supervisor of the mine, also failed to fulfill corresponding regulatory responsibilities for the 3111 working face.

On May 11, 2013 at 14:15, during the production operation of Taozigou Coal Industry Company's 3111 coal mining face, due to inadequate ventilation facilities and the lack of installation of gas monitoring systems and sensors, the accumulation of underground gas reaching explosive concentration was not effectively monitored. The residual explosives fired at the six roadway coal mining operation points of the face caused a gas explosion, resulting in 28 underground workers being killed and 18 workers injured, The direct economic loss exceeded 24.49 million yuan.

（2） Judgment results

The first instance judgment of the People's Court of Luxian County, Sichuan Province holds that the defendant unit, Taozigou Coal Industry Company, violated laws and regulations by illegally storing explosives and detonators in explosive warehouses set up in production mines, and allowing workers to store explosives underground, endangering public safety. The circumstances are serious, and the behavior has constituted the crime of illegal storage of explosives; Defendants Luo Jian, Li Zhenyuan, Hu Deyou, and Xu Yingcheng are all directly responsible supervisors of the unit, and shall bear criminal responsibility for the illegal storage of explosives by the unit in accordance with the law; Hu Deyou is a recidivist and should be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the law. Defendants Luo Jian, Li Zhenyuan, Hu Deyou, Xu Yingcheng, Xie Shengliang, Jiang Dalun, Chen Tiancai, Yang Wanping, Lu Dequan, Zhang Changyong, Chen Yuanhua, and Zhou Ming violated the coal mine production safety management regulations during production and operation, operated illegally without approval, and failed to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities for existing safety hazards, resulting in a major safety accident. The circumstances are particularly severe, and their actions have all constituted the crime of a major liability accident. Among them, Luo Jian Li Zhenyuan, Hu Deyou, and Xu Yingcheng are guilty of illegal storage of explosives and major liability accidents, and should be punished in accordance with the law. Hu Deyou has multiple intentional criminal records and should be given a heavier punishment as appropriate. Taking into account the facts, circumstances, and social harm consequences of the crime, although Luo Jian and Li Zhenyuan actively participated in rescue actions after the accident, and Li Zhenyuan also surrendered, they were not sufficient for a lighter punishment; Hu Deyou, Xu Yingcheng, Xie Shengliang, Jiang Dalun, Chen Tiancai, Yang Wanping, Lu Dequan, Zhang Changyong, Chen Yuanhua, Zhou Ming, and others who have voluntarily surrendered or actively rescued after an accident, may be given lenient punishment at their discretion. In summary, the defendant Taozigou Coal Industry Company was fined RMB 500000 for illegally storing explosives; The defendants Luo Jian and Li Zhenyuan were sentenced to 15 years in prison for the crime of illegal storage of explosives, and 7 years in prison for the crime of major responsibility accidents. It was decided to execute a fixed-term imprisonment of 20 years; The defendant Xu Yingcheng was sentenced to twelve years in prison for the crime of illegal storage of explosives, and six years and six months in prison for the crime of major responsibility accidents. It was decided to execute the sentence of seventeen years in prison; The defendant Hu Deyou was sentenced to eleven years in prison for the crime of illegal storage of explosives, and six years and six months in prison for the crime of major responsibility accidents. It was decided to execute the sentence of sixteen years in prison; The defendants Xie Shengliang, Jiang Dalun, and Chen Tiancai were sentenced to six years and six months in prison for the crime of major responsibility accidents; The defendant Zhang Changyong was sentenced to six years in prison for the crime of a major responsibility accident; Defendants Yang Wanping, Lu Dequan, Chen Yuanhua, and Zhou Ming were sentenced to five years in prison for the crime of major responsibility accidents.

（3） Typical significance

The defendant Li Zhenyuan, as an anonymous shareholder and one of the actual controllers of Taozigou Coal Industry Company, is responsible for coal mine safety production management and should be recognized as the criminal subject of the crime of major liability accidents. The defendant, during the period of coal mine technical renovation and expansion, illegally organized production, did not install necessary safety monitoring and alarm equipment such as gas monitoring systems and sensors, and resorted to fraudulent means such as not issuing operator positioning identification cards and closing the roadway before inspection, intentionally evading or obstructing the department responsible for safety supervision and management to carry out supervision and inspection, and shall be given a heavier punishment.